Omega Z-33 Spacemaster Watch
For 2012 Omega returns to its tradition of offering very cool high-tech quartz pilot watches. The Z-33 is of course offered in honor of the famed Speedmaster X-33 from several years ago. Limited in production, the X-33 is now a highly lusted after collector's item. While a new watch, the Spacemaster Z-33 is produced in honor of some very important historic Omega watches.More images will come soon, but for now you can see that the most iconic aspect of the Z-33 is the case. This is the same case design as the original Speedmaster Alaska Project watch. It was a Speedmaster designed to survive extreme cold temperatures (such as those on Mars). The version of the Alaska project watch with this case I don't think was ever produced. Though it did exist and it is very cool. The case later showed up on the Omega Flightmaster watches.I also believe that it was the first watch case made out of titanium. It is thus fitting that the new Spacemaster Z-33 watch case is also in titanium. I will offer

Safari on Diver Strap
Hey Guys,I have posted about the unfortunate demise of my OEM AP Deployment Buckle and how I was using an OEM AP ROO Rubber Strap with an AP Bands Tang buckle. It was an adequate solution until I could figure out what I was going to do about the deployment buckle situation but the aftermarket buckle always kind of bugged me. I recently acquired an OEM AP Diver Strap with the OEM Tang buckle. After owning a Panerai, strap changes have become almost a necessity for me. I also found, after wearing a Panerai, that the AP was much more traditional in its proportions and seemed quite narrow at the buckle. In fact, after a year and half of wearing the AP, I had gotten used to the more traditional proportions of the AP strap, so, the diver was a bit of a shock in that it is quite wide throughout its length, much like a Panerai. It's been done before (putting a diver strap on other ROOs) but I'm posting another one. I rather like it.As an aside, I was at an AP AD about a week and a half ago and

Some New Books...
For my AP library

Subby just got a new speedy
My AD had a 40% off Rolex and Omega this weekend. So i got this:Im a bad boy, got a JLC 2 weeks ago, and this today.

PP calatrava... legit?
I stumbled upon a vintage calatrava the other day on a local auction site. I don't know much about the Calatrava models, but apart from the fancy lugs, it still looks a bit odd. It's as if the style of the dial doesn't match the bubble back case. And the dial looks refurbished. Moreover, did Patek Philippe ever have a gold stamp on the case back? Nevermind the text on the pics. :)I'd appreciate your opinion. Thanks!